Petrarch's Letters to Classical Authors

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A series of imagined epistles addressed to classical poets and philosophers in which the author engages directly with their works and personas, offering admiration, critique, and moral reflection. Combining literary analysis, personal response, and learned commentary, the pieces range from close readings and stylistic judgments to broader reflections on fortune, virtue, and the duties of authorship. A prefatory framing and detailed notes accompany the texts, clarifying sources, contextual allusions, and editorial decisions for readers interested in classical literature and humanist practice.

PETRARCH’S LETTERS
TO CLASSICAL AUTHORS

PETRARCH’S LETTERS
TO CLASSICAL
AUTHORS

TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN
WITH A COMMENTARY

BY

MARIO EMILIO COSENZA, Ph.D.

Instructor in Latin in The College of the
City of New York

CHICAGO
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
1910

Published March 1910

Composed and Printed By
The University of Chicago Press
Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.

TO MY MOTHER
AND
TO MY FATHER